Unicorn Cake

Cake with unicorn decorations on a white plate.

5 from 2 votes

This layered unicorn cake is a delicious and easy vanilla cake that is layered. Then you decorate to look like a colorful unicorn. A perfect birthday party cake idea for a unicorn lover.

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Course: Desserts

Cuisine: American

Servings: Servings

Calories: 10070kcal

Author: Kim Schob

Equipment

Ingredients

White Cake:

2 boxes of white cake mix
8 large Egg whites
2 ½ Cups water
1 Cup canola oil
Blue Purple and Pink gel food coloring
3 - 9 inch round cake pans
1 - 10 inch round cake board

Vanilla Frosting:

3 Cups Unsalted Butter softened
6 Cups powdered sugar
5 tbsp heavy whipping cream
2 tsp vanilla extract
Blue Black, Purple and Pink gel food coloring
3 large piping bag with star tip
1 small piping bag with number 5 tip
4 medium mixing bowls
Plastic Unicorn cake topper horn and ears

Cups - Metric

Instructions

Cake Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 and spray cake pans with pam baking spray
Using a hand mixer and large bowl, beat all cake ingredients until
combined and smooth
Divide the cake batter into 4 bowls
Mix in a few drops of Blue food coloring into one bowl
Min in a few drops of pink food coloring into the second bowl
Mix in a few drops of purple food coloring into the third bowl and leave the fourth bowl, as is
Alternate the batters by scooping in ¼ Cup of batter into each cake pan on top of each other to
create a tye dye effect
Place into the oven and back for 28-32 minutes or until a toothpick
comes out clean
Allow to cool completely

Frosting Directions:

Using a standing mixer, beat all ingredients except for the colors
until combined and smooth but stiff with peaks
Scoop 1 Cup of frosting into each of the 3 medium bowls and mix in a few drops of blue, pink and
purple into their own bowls and scoop a color into their own piping bags
Scoop 1⁄2 C of frosting into a small bowl and mix in a few drops of black food coloring. Scoop
frosting into the small piping bag

Building the Cake directions:

Place one cake layer onto the cake board and cut the dome off the cake
to make an even layer
Repeat step with other two layers
Scoop 1 Cup of white frosting into 1 side of the large piping bag
Scoop the red and pink frosting into the large piping bag and set aside
Scoop 1 Cup of white frosting onto the bottom layer and spread evenly
Place the second cake layer on top and spread evenly 1 more cup of frosting
Place the last layer of cake on top
Use the remaining white frosting and frost entire cake
Using the blue, pink and purple piping bags, start piping the “Hair” for the unicorn on the top and around one side of the cake to create a “Mane”
Using leftover pink frosting, frost the plastic ears
Outline the ears with white frosting and blue frosting
Place the horn, ears onto the cake
Use the black frosting to pipe out the detail of the eyes
Place into the fridge to harden the frosting before enjoying it!

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